In Poland, they explained why they did not want to see Putin on the 80 anniversary of the start of World War II.

This year in Poland there will be events dedicated to the 80 anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War. Participation in them, as expected, will take the leaders of different countries. The presence of the Russian president, the Polish authorities found it inappropriate, finding parallels in his policies and the actions of Adolf Hitler, writes NewsRu.

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Deputy Prime Minister of Poland Jacek Sasin stated his reluctance to invite Vladimir Putin to the event. He called the Russian president “the leader of a country that uses armed aggression against its neighbors.” “And I think it would be inappropriate to celebrate the anniversary of armed aggression against Poland with the participation of a leader who today treats his neighbors with the same methods,” the deputy prime minister is quoted as saying Polkie radio.

Jacek Sasin added that the presence of US President Donald Trump at the events has already been confirmed. In addition, Warsaw is counting on the arrival of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. “We have extended invitations to a wide range of leaders, so we expect and are convinced that this will be a global event,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.

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The fact that the Russian president was not invited to events marking the 80th anniversary of the start of World War II became known back in the spring of this year. Deputy Office of the President of Poland Pavel Mucha then said that Poland had decided to invite only allies in the European Union and the Eastern Partnership, reports RBC. Then Mucha added that the Russian president is not persona non grata and can always come to Poland. He also questioned the weight of the contribution of the USSR to the defeat of Nazi Germany.

“At first, the USSR participated in the events of September 17 (the Red Army’s invasion of Poland from the east. — Note NEWSru.com), and thus began World War II. Previously, there was also the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact (an agreement with a secret part between the USSR and Germany on the division of Europe into Nazi and Soviet spheres of influence. - Note NEWSru.com) and other events,” explained Pavel Mukha.

The Russian Foreign Ministry then expressed bewilderment at Poland’s decision to celebrate the 80th anniversary of World War II in a format without Russia’s participation. Moscow saw in this another manifestation of “the distorted worldview of the Polish administration, which, in order to please momentary political “priorities,” systematically falsifies the chronicle of the Second World War and the post-war period.”

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Earlier it was reported that events dedicated to the 80 anniversary of the beginning of World War II, will be held on the Westerplatte peninsula near the city of Gdansk, where 1 September 1939 of the year began the invasion of Hitler's troops in Poland. However, now the Polish authorities have decided to move the event to the capital Warsaw, although some memorable events will be organized in Westerplatte.

Let us add that politicians from different countries spoke openly about the political similarities between Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler after the “Ukrainian crisis.” At the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014, mass protests began in Ukraine after the authorities slowed down the process of European integration. The months-long mass protest resulted in clashes with law enforcement officers. After the protesters managed to seize a number of administrative buildings, President Viktor Yanukovych at the end of February fled outside of Ukraine and took refuge in Russia.

Already in March 2014, with the participation of the Russian military, a change of power was carried out in the Ukrainian Crimea, and then a referendum was held on the issue of joining Russia. “Thanks to the high moral and strong-willed qualities, good training and endurance of officers and soldiers, it was possible to hold a referendum in a peaceful and calm atmosphere. The population of Crimea, appreciating the correctness and high professional training of the personnel of the Armed Forces, gratefully called the Russian military personnel “polite people,” the report of the Russian Ministry of Defense said.

18 March 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an agreement on the adoption of the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation, and the Federal Assembly ratified 21 in March.

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Ukraine considers Crimea as a temporarily occupied territory. And the international community as a whole assesses Russia's actions as an annexation and aggression towards Ukraine. The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly did not recognize the Russian identity of the Crimea. Russia's position was supported only by Armenia, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, the DPRK, Nicaragua, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

In connection with the territorial dispute around the Crimea, Ukraine, the United States, the European Union and other countries have introduced a number of sanctions against Russia, Russian businessmen and politicians, visiting public figures in Crimea and leading businesses on the peninsula, both from Russia and from other countries. The fear of new sanctions turned out to be so great that even the giants of Russian business, closely connected with the state (for example, Sberbank), refuse to work in the Crimea even after 5 years after its exclusion from Ukraine. However, Moscow believes that the issue of the ownership of the Crimea is closed once and for all.

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